Amisfield railway station
Disused railway station in Amisfield, Scotland
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Amisfield railway station was a station which served Amisfield, in the Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by trains on a local line which ran between the Caledonian Main Line (now known as the West Coast Main Line) at Lockerbie and the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway at Dumfries. The latter station is now the nearest to Amisfield.
Scotland
Amisfield | |||||
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Site of the station, 1991 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Amisfield, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55.12933°N 3.57276°W | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 September 1863[1] | Opened | ||||
| 19 May 1952[1] | Closed | ||||
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History
Opened by the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway,[1] then part of the Caledonian Railway it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by British Railways.[1]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Locharbriggs Line and station closed |
Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway Caledonian Railway |
Shieldhill Line and station closed | ||
The site today
Some parts of the platform remain and the station house is now a private residence.